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Graham on NCAA compensation rules: We’ve got to do something

July 23, 2020 Associated Press

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The Senate Judiciary Committee wants to have a bipartisan plan in place to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for name, image and likeness rights by Sept. 15, […]

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ESPN considers how to make ‘GameDay’ work during pandemic

July 16, 2020 Associated Press

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For millions of college football fans, couch potato Saturdays begin with ESPN’s “College GameDay.” The COVID-19 pandemic has put this season in peril, but if it can be salvaged, so […]

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Wisconsin teams to wear university crest logo with black ‘W’

July 16, 2020 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on […]

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St. Thomas can go D1; Minn. school was ousted from D3 league

July 16, 2020 Associated Press

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The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final clearance for a bold move born out of the […]

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Big Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemic

July 10, 2020 Associated Press

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The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because […]

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‘Heartbreaking day’ — Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs

July 8, 2020 Associated Press

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Stanford was already facing some difficult financial choices as it tried to support one of the nation’s largest athletics departments. The coronavirus pandemic forced a dramatic and painful decision: Faced […]

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Coronavirus testing a stress threat for athletic budgets

July 5, 2020 Associated Press

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Coastal Carolina already had one of the smaller athletic budgets in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and that was before a 15% spending cut was ordered because of projected declines in […]

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University of Minnesota: 7 students test COVID-19 positive

July 1, 2020 Associated Press

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota said Tuesday that seven athletes from “multiple sports” have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Gopher Athletics Department conducted 170 COVID-19 tests during […]

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La Crosse native Kobe King leaving Nebraska men’s basketball program for personal reasons

June 19, 2020 Rick Solem

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It looks as though La Crosse native Kobe King is leaving the University of Nebraska men’s basketball team. The team has apparently been together for about two weeks, and the […]

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NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

June 19, 2020 Associated Press

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The NCAA on Friday expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events, one day after the Southeastern Conference made a similar declaration aimed at […]

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